Nonprofit
Resources
Beyond Grants
Strengthening Nonprofits in the Adirondack Region
Nonprofits do so much to sustain our communities – from providing essential services to enhancing the quality of life through cultural programs. We cannot overstate the importance of fortifying this sector, which employs more than a quarter of the region’s private-sector workforce. This is why, in addition to grant funding, we offer training workshops, technical assistance, and networking opportunities for nonprofit professionals, volunteers, and board members.
Adirondack Research + Surveys
We regularly conduct research into community needs and administer surveys to keep a pulse on how philanthropy can make a difference for the Adirondack region.
Tracking Impacts of Federal Changes on the Adirondack Region
Adirondack Regional Social Safety Network Report
Most Promising Jobs Report
A Place to Start: Adirondack Housing Resources
Nonprofit Workshops + Events
Nonprofits are key to the health and vitality of our region. We provide opportunities to learn, network, and collaborate, both in person and online.
How to Hire a Consultant: A Practical Guide for Nonprofits
2026 ANN Leadership Retreat
Nonprofit Networking Forum
What Adirondack nonprofits should know about fundraising campaigns – the basics
Useful Nonprofit Resources
Candid
Provides news and research about philanthropy in general, tools for finding funders, and online tutorials for everything from proposal writing to nonprofit management.
Guidestar
The most comprehensive online database of information on nonprofits across the country, including foundations.
Independent Sector
Independent Sector is a leadership forum for charities, foundations, and corporate giving programs committed to advancing the common good in America and around the world. It sponsors research, encourages public policies that support a dynamic, independent sector, and creates resources for staff, boards, and volunteers to improve their organizations and better serve their communities.
Learn How to Become
A guidebook for students and young professionals seeking careers in the nonprofit sector. It includes a detailed rundown of specific fields, organizations, and job titles with strong connections to nonprofit work. It also discusses the importance of volunteering, and how donating time can serve as a bridge to a full-time, paid position.
Cloudsplitter Foundation
Provides grants and resources for nonprofits in the Adirondack Region. Be sure to check out their grants advising and A Guide to the Basics resource.
National Association of Charitable Gift Planning (Formerly the National Committee on Planned Giving
The National Association of Charitable Gift Planning is an association for professionals in the charitable gift planning field.
New York Council on Nonprofits
NYCON develops and promotes an effective and vibrant charitable nonprofit community throughout New York State. They strengthen organizational capacity, act as an advocate and unifying voice, help to inform philanthropic giving, and conduct research and planning to demonstrate relevance and impact.
The Planned Giving Design Center
The PGDC provides services designed to assist gift planners in implementing gifts. The website has case studies, articles, news, and tools that include an online calculator that computes sample charitable deductions for charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, charitable gift annuities, and retained life estate agreements.